tear

1noun

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1 [countable usually plural]HBHa drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are cryingCOLLOCATIONS COLLOCATIONS in tears (=crying) in floods of tearsBritish English (=crying a lot) close to tears/on the verge of tears (=almost crying) burst into tears (=suddenly start crying) fight back (the) tearsalso choke back tears (=try not to cry) moved to tears (=so upset that you cry) bring tears to somebody's eyes (=make someone cry) shed tears/a tear (=cry) reduce somebody to tears (=make someone cry) somebody's eyes fill with tears tears well up in your eyes (=you start to cry) tears roll/run/stream down somebody's face/cheeks tears of joy/rage/frustration etc (=crying because you are happy, angry etc)